Early warning system for hypertension patients

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer programs disclosed herein relate to the recognition of threatening conditions in patients suffering from hypertension.

1 . A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
 receiving patient data, the patient data comprising data about a patient's blood pressure over time,   analyzing the patient data and identifying one or more signs of a hypertensive crisis in the patient data, and   providing a notification to the patient, the notification comprising information about the identified one or more signs of the hypertensive crisis and a request for the patient to perform an action.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more signs of the hypertensive crisis comprise one or more measured and/or predicted blood pressure values exceeding one or more pre-defined thresholds. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more signs of the hypertensive crisis comprise a probability value exceeding pre-defined threshold, the probability value indicating the probability of occurrence of the hypertensive crisis within a pre-defined imminent time period. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more pre-defined thresholds were determined individually for the patient. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the rate at which blood pressure measurements are taken is automatically adjusted over time to the degree of change of the patient's blood pressure. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a reminder is provided to the patient and/or a second notification is provided to another person, if the patient does not perform the requested action within a pre-defined time period. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein a reminder is provided to the patient and/or a second notification is provided to another person, if the patient's blood pressure exceeds the one or more pre-defined thresholds. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein a second notification is provided to another person, if the patient's blood pressure does not fall below the one or more pre-defined thresholds within a pre-defined time period. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the second notification comprises one or more of the following: actual blood pressure of the patient, the patient's blood pressure history, geo-coordinates of the patient, information about actions performed and/or not performed by the patient. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein a medication dispensing device is triggered to automatically administer a medication, if the patient's blood pressure exceeds the one or more pre-defined thresholds, and/or if the patient's blood pressure does not fall below the one or more pre-defined thresholds within the pre-defined time period, and/or if the patient does not perform the requested action. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 inputting the patient data into a trained machine learning model,   receiving from the trained machine learning model
 i) a predicted blood pressure value, the predicted blood pressure value indicating the expected patient's blood pressure that will be reached for a defined period in the immediate future, or 
 ii) a probability value, the probability value indicating the probability of occurrence of the hypertensive crisis within a pre-defined imminent time period, 
   comparing the predicted blood pressure value/the probability value with a pre-defined threshold, and   in case the predicted blood pressure value/the probability value exceeds the pre-defined threshold: providing the first notification to the patient and/or providing a reminder to the patient and/or providing a second notification to another person.   
     
     
         12 . A computer system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory storing an application program configured to perform, when executed by the processor, an operation, the operation comprising:   receiving patient data, the patient data comprising data about a patient's blood pressure over time,   analyzing the patient data and identifying one or more signs of a hypertensive crisis in the patient data, and   providing a notification to the patient, the notification comprising information about the identified one or more signs of the hypertensive crisis and a request for the patient to perform an action.   
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to execute the following steps:
 receiving patient data, the patient data comprising data about a patient's blood pressure over time,   analyzing the patient data and identifying one or more signs of a hypertensive crisis in the patient data, and   providing a notification to the patient, the notification comprising information about the identified one or more signs of the hypertensive crisis and a request for the patient to perform an action.   
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the one or more signs of the hypertensive crisis comprise one or more measured and/or predicted blood pressure values exceeding one or more pre-defined thresholds. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the one or more signs of the hypertensive crisis comprise a probability value exceeding pre-defined thresholds, the probability value indicating the probability of occurrence of the hypertensive crisis within a pre-defined imminent time period. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the one or more pre-defined thresholds were determined individually for the patient. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the rate at which blood pressure measurements are taken is automatically adjusted over time to the degree of change of the patient's blood pressure. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein a reminder is provided to the patient and/or a second notification is provided to another person, if the patient does not perform the requested action within a pre-defined time period. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein a reminder is provided to the patient and/or a second notification is provided to another person, if the patient's blood pressure exceeds the one or more pre-defined thresholds. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein a second notification is provided to another person, if the patient's blood pressure does not fall below the one or more pre-defined thresholds within a pre-defined time period.